Class of 2029 Orientation Schedule

Events that are bolded are mandatory for all First-Years. 

Updated: September 1, 2025 (subject to change)

August 19 - 23, 2025

• International Orientation

Saturday, August 23, 2025: Move-In

• 9 am - 1 pm ~ Move-In, Gaines Hall and Graham-Lee Halls
• 3 - 4 pm ~ Leading Edge Check-In, Various Locations
• 5 - 6:45 pm ~ Dinner, Marketplace
• 7 - 8:30 pm ~ First-Year Meeting with Resident Advisers, Homerooms
• 8:30 - 10 pm ~ Ice Cream Social, Cannan Green

Sunday, August 24, 2025

• 8:30 - 9:45 am ~ Yearbook Photo (Gaines Hall), Elrod Commons, Room 114
• 9 - 9:30 AM ~ Dietary Needs and Preferences, Elrod Commons, Room 116
• 10 - 10:30 AM ~ President’s Welcome, University Chapel
• 10:30 - 11:15 AM ~ Student Governance/Conduct Processes, University Chapel
• 11:15 am - 12:30 pm ~ Yearbook Photo (Graham-Lees), Elrod Commons, Room 114
• 11:15 am - 12:45 pm ~ Lunch, Marketplace
• 2 - 4 pm ~ Braver Angels, Various Locations
• 5 pm ~ Leading Edge Begins

Sunday August 24 (evening) - Friday, August 29, 2025

• Leading Edge Trips

Friday, August 29, 2025

• 6 - 7:30 pm ~ Leading Edge Dinner, Cannan Green
• 8 - 10 PM ~ Res Life Programming

Saturday, August 30, 2025

• 10 am - 2:15 pm ~ Brunch, The Marketplace
• 11:30 am - 12:30 pm ~ FYOC Speed Friending, Elrod Commons, Room 216
• 12:30 - 3 pm ~ FYOC Rec Sports and Tie Dye, Law School Lawn
• 4 - 5 pm ~  FYOC Student Panel, Stackhouse Theater
• 5 - 7 pm ~ Dinner, The Marketplace
• 8 - 9:30 pm ~ First-Year Olympics, Wilson Field

Sunday, August 31, 2025

• 10 am - 2:15 pm ~ Brunch, The Marketplace
• Noon - 1 pm ~ FYOC Speed Friending, Elrod Commons, Room 216
• 1 - 1:45 pm ~ Sustainabili-TEA, Hillel, Room 101
• 2 - 2:45 pm ~ Rockbridge 101, Elrod Commons, Room 216
• 3 - 4 pm ~ Voices of W&L (sensitive subject matters), Keller Theatre
• 4 - 5 pm ~ Discussions, Homerooms
• 6 pm ~ Class of 2029 Picture, Liberty Hall Ruins (Rain Site: Evans Hall)
• 6 - 7:30 pm ~ First-Year Barbeque, Liberty Hall Ruins (Rain Site: Evans Hall)
• 7 - 10 pm ~ Outing Club Night, Outing Club Pavilion
• 9 pm - Midnight ~ Game Night, Elrod Commons

Monday, September 1, 2025

• 7 - 8:45 am ~ Breakfast, The Marketplace
• 9 - 11 am ~ Bystander Intervention - Group 1, Homerooms
• 9 - 11 am ~ Community Safety - Group 2, Elrod Commons, Stackhouse Theater
• 9 - 11 am ~ Perspectives - Group 3, Various Locations
• 10:30 am - 2 pm ~ Lunch, The Marketplace
• Noon - 2 pm ~ Bystander Intervention - Group 3, Homerooms
• Noon - 2 pm ~ Community Safety - Group 1, Elrod Commons, Stackhouse Theater
• Noon - 2 pm ~ Perspectives - Group 2, Various Locations
• 2:30 - 4:30 pm ~ Bystander Intervention - Group 2, Homerooms
• 2:30 - 4:30 pm ~ Community Safety - Group 3, Elrod Commons, Stackhouse Theater
• 2:30 - 4: 30 pm ~ Perspectives - Group 1, Various Locations
• 5 - 5:45 pm ~ Financial Aid General Meeting, Lenfest Center, Keller Theater
• 5 - 5:45 pm ~ Financial Aid Scholarship Recipients Meeting, Elrod Commons, Stackhouse Theater
• 5 - 5:45 pm ~ Financial Aid Scholarship QuestBridge Scholar Meeting, Elrod Commons, Room 216
• 5 - 7:15 pm ~ Dinner, The Marketplace
• 7 - 9:30 pm ~ Music Festival, Cannan Green

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

• 7 - 10 am ~ Breakfast, The Marketplace
• 10 am - Noon ~ Academic Fair, Leyburn Library
• 10 am & 11 am ~ ITS/Workday for Registration, Wilson Theater
• 11 am - 2 pm ~ Lunch, The Marketplace
• 1 - 3:30 pm ~ Meet with your Initial Faculty Adviser, Your Adviser’s Office
• 1 - 4 pm ~ Auditions for Wind Ensemble and Orchestra, Wilson Hall, Room 4029
• 1 - 4 pm ~ Auditions for Jazz Ensemble, Wilson Hall, Room 4031
• 1 - 4:30 pm ~ Auditions for Choirs, Wilson Hall, Room 4026
• 4:30 - 6:45 pm ~ Get Downtown, Graham-Lees (Front Porch)
• 4:30 - 7:15 pm ~ Dinner, The Marketplace
• 6:30 - 8 pm ~ Activities Fair, Cannan Green
• 6:30 - 8 pm ~ Religious Life Fair, Near Cannan Green
• 7:30 - 11 pm ~ Casino Night, Early Fielding

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

• 7 - 10 am ~ Breakfast, The Marketplace
• 9 am ~ Drop/Add Begins for FYs
• 9 - 10 am ~ Registration Helpdesk, Elrod Commons, Room 206
• 10 - 10:45 am ~ Work Study Meeting, Elrod Commons, Stackhouse Theater
• 11 am - 12:45 pm ~ Lunch, The Marketplace
• Noon - 1:00 pm ~ Auditions for Choirs, Wilson Hall, Room 4026
• 1 - 2 pm ~ First-Year Read Discussion led by Faculty/Staff, Various Locations
• 2 - 2:30 pm ~ Ice Cream Social, Huntley Plaza (Rain Site: Elrod Commons)
• 2:30 - 4:00 pm ~ Auditions for Wind Ensemble and Orchestra, Wilson Hall, Room 4029
• 3  - 4 pm ~ Auditions for Jazz Ensemble, Wilson Hall, Room 4031
• 3 - 4:30 pm ~ Auditions for Choirs, Wilson Hall, Room 4026
• 3 - 4:30 pm ~ Auditions for Dance Company, Dance Studio
• 4:30 - 5:15 pm ~ Theater Interest Meeting, Johnson Theatre
• 5:30 pm ~ Fall Convocation, Front Lawn (Rain Site: Holekamp Gymnasium in Duchossois)
• 6:30 pm ~ Dinner, Cannan Green (Rain Site: Evans Hall & The Marketplace)
• 8  - 8:30 pm ~ Honor System Orientation, University Chapel
• 8:30 - 9 pm ~ Group Discussions on the Honor System, Various Locations
• 9 - 11 pm ~ Campfire, Cannan Green

Thursday, September 4, 2025

• 8 am ~ First Day of Classes
• Noon - 4 pm ~ Auditions for Choirs, Wilson Hall, Room 4026
• 1 - 4 pm ~ Auditions for Wind Ensemble and Orchestra, Wilson Hall, Room 4029

Friday, September 5, 2025

• 6 - 7:30 pm ~ Welcome Back Shabbat, Hillel
• 6 - 8 pm ~ RUF Welcome Back Picnic, Cannan Green
• 8 - 10 pm ~ Friday Underground, ARC House

Sunday, September 7, 2025

• 11:30 am - 1 pm ~ Women’s Leadership Brunch, Great Hall in the Science Addition Building
• 1:30 - 2:30 pm ~ Sorority Information Session, Elrod Commons, Stackhouse Theater
• 2:30 - 3:30 pm ~ Fraternity Information Session, Elrod Commons, Stackhouse Theater
• 4 - 5:30 pm ~ Meet the Greeks Fair, Cannan Green
• 6 - 7 pm ~ LEAD Information Session, Elrod Commons, Stackhouse

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

• 6 - 7:30 pm ~ Welcome Celebration Sponsored by Student Engagement and Leadership, Lenfest Center, Kamen Gallery

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

• 11 am - 1 pm ~ Lindley Center for Student Wellness Grand Opening, Lindley Center
• 1 - 3:30 pm ~ Community Engagement Fair, Cannan Green

Thursday, September 11, 2025

• 6:30 - 7:30 pm ~ LEAD Info Session in Stackhouse

Friday, September 12, 2025

• 4 - 6 pm ~ LGBTQ Picnic, Cannan Green

Monday, September 15, 2025

• 4 - 7 pm ~ Latino Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff, Cannan Green

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

• 11 am - 2 pm ~ Study Abroad Fair, Cannan Green
• 5:30 - 6:30 pm ~ Pre-Health Kickoff, Northen Auditorium